industry: Wages and Economic Development

Governments across the U.S. and around the world are investing billions of dollars in the film and television industry in an effort to create and retain the high-quality jobs attached…

According to official definitions, the national recession ended last year. Even so, the country is still in the midst of the worst economic crisis in generations. During this recession, the…

The data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau reveal high rates of poverty in L.A. County and even higher rates in its largest cities, Los Angeles and Long Beach.…

The data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau reveal that Los Angeles County is the capital of the uninsured, with more uninsured residents than any county in the nation.…

The data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau present a mixed picture of how the Los Angeles economy performed in 2007. The percentage of Los Angeles County residents living…

A rapidly shrinking middle class. Millions living in or near poverty. A growing population without adequate health care, housing and nutrition. Los Angeles is at a crossroads. One of the…

This study represents the most definitive analysis of a living wage law's impact on workers and employers. It provides important new insights on the effects of living wage policies, which…

Community Benefit Agreements (CBAs) — deals between developers and coalitions of community organizations, addressing a broad range of community needs — are safeguards to ensure that affected residents share in…

Next month, voters in Los Angeles will decide whether Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley should secede from the city. If the areas win voter approval to break off from…

Los Angeles for many people evokes scenes of Hollywood glamour and a luxurious life by the beach. But millions of residents know the other L.A., where work does not even…